Archive - Feb 2013 - Obituary

February 28th

February 28, 2013

Edward Reeves Moren, 85, of Big Spring died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in a local hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Ivins officiating.

Reeves was born Nov. 18, 1927, in Breckenridge, Texas, and married Elizabeth Smith on Sept. 19, 1954, in Texarkana, Ark.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church and a member of the Epworth Sunday School Class. He attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, graduating with a degree in chemical engineering and played football for Tech.

February 28, 2013

Lucretia â€śLouâ€ť Hill, 87, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at her residence. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Myers & Smith Chapel with Ken McMeans, pastor of College Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Memorial Park.

She was born Feb. 3, 1926, in Cosesco, Miss., to Pearl and Marion Taylor. She married Jerry B. Hill on July 31, 1954, in Pecos. They moved to Coahoma in 1971 and then to Big Spring in 1977. Jerry preceded her in death April 3, 1991.

February 28, 2013

Funeral services for Delbert Joe Davidson, 76, of Cleburne, Texas, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Rio Vista, Texas, with the Rev. Neale Oliver officiating, assisted by the Rev. Paul Pinyan. Burial will follow in Rio Vista Cemetery.

The family will receive visitors from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Rosser Funeral Home.

February 28, 2013

Sapopa Salazar, 96, of Big Spring died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Parkview Nursing Center. Vigil services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Myers & Smith Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with burial at Mount Olive Cemetery.

She was born Feb. 22, 1917, in Alpine, Texas. She married Bonifacio Salazar in Big Spring. He preceded her in death in 1982.

February 27th

February 27, 2013

Hughetta Lowe Roberts, 89, of Big Spring died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in a local nursing home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with her grandson, Pastor Gavin Reed of Abingdon, Va., officiating. He will be assisted by her son-in-law, Dean Marchant and the Rev. John McCullough. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at the funeral home.

February 27, 2013

Rosary for Mr. Castillo was held Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Wright Colonial Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Roy Badillas officiating. Burial followed in Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Wright Colonial Funeral Home.

Mr. Castillo was born June 19, 1942, in Bastrop, Texas, to Federico and Josefina Castillo. He married Elvira Moreno on Dec. 17, 1960, in Colorado City, Texas.

February 27, 2013

Edward Reeves Moren, 85, of Big Spring died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in a local hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Ivins officiating.

Reeves was born Nov. 18, 1927, in Breckenridge, Texas, and married Elizabeth Smith on Sept. 19, 1954, in Texarkana, Ark.

February 27, 2013

Marciano â€śMarcyâ€ť Gracia, 52, of Big Spring died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Myers & Smith Chapel.

He was born June 8, 1960, in Brownsville to Gregoria and Rolando Gracia. He grew up in Brownsville and married Mary Flores in 1981. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1977 to 1981 before moving to Big Spring. He worked as a carpenter and general contractor.